Stories for October 26, 2011

Power industry officials said today they still don't have an answer for why the actions of one utility worker in Arizona triggered a cascade of outages that affected an estimated seven million California residents.

The scene was calm but tense early Wednesday as a crowd of hundreds of protesters dwindled to just a few dozen at the site of several clashes between authorities and supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement a night earlier.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans to file a lawsuit today seeking to extend constitutional rights to captive whales on grounds that performers such as SeaWorld's Shamu are essentially slaves.

In honor of Halloween, the San Diego Central Library (820 E Street) will be showcasing William Castle's 1960 horror film "13 Ghosts" (6:30pm on October 26). Here's a look back on the career of the man known as The King of Gimmicks. Listen to my radio feature.